"Baby!!—A large flower blooming in the sea, under the white parasol—"
On a certain hot sumr day, on the streets of Akihabara, Yutsuki carried shopping bags in both hands, humming a song by a certain yuri idol from her mory.
According to her mories of the future, originally at this ti, Ryougi Yutsuki should have been lying in so godforsaken desert, fighting a sky-darkening, apocalyptic battle against a Spirit known as the most evil.
However, Yutsuki ran away. Yes, she ran away cleanly and decisively.
Avoid fights whenever possible. —This was a principle Yutsuki always adhered to.
Of course, this didn't an she wouldn't fight back if attacked. It was just that, first, she hated trouble. Second, in Yutsuki's view, fighting without a reason was simply a waste of energy. Rather than thinking of solving problems with fists right from the start, it was better to think carefully if there was a more reliable way to handle them.
Unless there was a truly unavoidable reason to fight, or if she ran into soone she hated while in an extrely bad mood, Yutsuki would choose to pick up her weapon and face the enemy.
Then, when Yutsuki knew she would fight a super troubleso enemy on a certain day in the future, what would she do?
—Run away, of course. If you know walking down a certain path will get you beaten up, you'd be stupid to keep walking it.
By the way, for the sa reason, Yutsuki also avoided the battle with the strongest Wizard from her mory. She was sure that right now, that secretary lady was probably fuming with anger trying to handle the mountain of complaint calls.
"Alright, I've bought all the new gas and rchandise. When I get back to the hotel later, I can stay up all night and play to my heart's content!"
Looking at the ga discs she was carrying, Yutsuki couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.
After making a detour to a convenience store to buy a huge pile of snacks, Yutsuki returned to the hotel where she was staying and opened the door to her room—
"Welco back,Yutsuki-san."
The most evil Spirit from her mory—Tokisaki Kurumi, was currently waiting in the room, bowing slightly to her.
"Are you going to eat first? Or take a bath? Or perhaps~ ?—"
Yutsuki closed the door without hesitation.
(Yep, wrong hotel. While there's still ti, fleeing is the best strategy of all ti!)
Yutsuki quietly turned around and walked out of the hotel with silent steps.
However—
"Ara ara—To et in a place like this, what a coincidence,Yutsuki-san."
At the entrance of the hotel, the Spirit wearing a pitch-black gothic dress—Tokisaki Kurumi, greeted Yutsuki with an exquisitely beautiful smile.
"Tch, a clone."
Realizing she was surrounded, Yutsuki couldn't help but click her tongue secretly. It seed that even if she shook off the Kurumi before her, she would definitely encounter various wild Tokisaki Kurumi ambushing her on the streets later on.
"Ara ara, why are you looking at with such a disgusted look? I'm so sad! So sad I could cry!"
Looking at the Kurumi before her putting on a fake, tearful act, the corner of Yutsuki's eye twitched slightly. After helplessly scratching her hair, she raised her hands in surrender.
"Fine, fine! I won't run, okay? You want intel on the Spirit imprisoned by DEM, right? I'll tell you what I know, okay?"
Yutsuki proposed.
Thinking about it carefully, originally in the previous world, Tokisaki Kurumi sought her out purely to get DEM intel from her. It was actually Yutsuki herself who initiated the battle. Then as long as she directly told the other party what she knew, she could save the trouble of fighting.
(But…I didn't hack into DEM's database this ti. Why is Kurumi looking for ?)
Thinking of this, this doubt suddenly surfaced in Yutsuki's mind.
Sowhat contrary to her expectations, hearing Yutsuki's words, Kurumi didn't seem very surprised. Instead, she looked at Yutsuki thoughtfully, then nodded affirmatively.
"As I thought,Yutsuki-san also retained the mories of the previous world."
"—!?"
Hearing Kurumi's words, a gleam of surprise flashed in Yutsuki's eyes. You should know, she hadn't ntioned having another set of mories to anyone. If she knew this, it ant Kurumi—
"Mhm, like you, Yutsuki-san, I am a comrade who retains the mories of the past~"
As if to affirm Yutsuki's guess, Kurumi chuckled and nodded.
"...I see, so it's not a surprising thing for you."
After a mont of silence, a look of realization appeared on Yutsuki's face. After all, in her future mories, the reason Itsuka Shido went back in ti to change history was precisely because of the ability of the Angel Zafkiel belonging to the Spirit before her. Then it wasn't strange at all that the owner herself possessed the ans to retain her mories from before history was changed.
However, after figuring this out, Yutsuki looked at Kurumi even more warily.
"What do you plan to do? Since you also have the mories of the previous world, then naturally you don't need to ask for intel anymore."
"Ara ara, there's no need to be so wary of , Yutsuki-san."
Kurumi couldn't help but shake her head with a bitter smile.
"As comrades who saved the world together, isn't it only natural to co visit you for a bit?"
"Is that so..."
Yutsuki looked at Kurumi doubtfully. But it seed the other party's expression wasn't a lie, and feeling no hostility or killing intent, her expression softened a bit.
"Well, I'll trust you for now. As you can see, I'm doing very well right now. Is there anything else? If not, I'm going back to play gas."
Kurumi sighed lightly in helplessness.
"Yutsuki-san, it's very rude to talk to others with such a cold attitude that clearly says you find them botherso."
"Actually, you are a bother..." After retorting undisguisedly, Yutsuki shrugged helplessly and tried to invite her, "How about this? Do you want to join in grinding gas? My schedule is to stay up for three days and three nights to clear all these gas."
"Uh... no, I'll pass. Just enjoy yourself,Yutsuki-san."
Looking at the whole bag of ga discs in Yutsuki's hands, Kurumi broke a sweat on her forehead and shook her head sowhat awkwardly.
"I see."
Seemingly knowing Kurumi would refuse, Yutsuki wasn't surprised. She picked up her snacks and gas, turned around, and walked into the hotel.
On the way, the Kurumi who had been ambushing her in the room walked out, brushing past Yutsuki.
"Yutsuki-san, aren't you going to Tengu City to see him?"
Kurumi's voice suddenly sounded in her ear, making Yutsuki stop in her tracks.
She knew very well who the "him" Kurumi ntioned referred to.
After a mont of silence, Yutsuki answered grumpily:
"No. Who would go see that harem protagonist for no reason, it would just ruin my mood."
"Really not?"
"No."
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Seven days later, Tengu City.
"I didn't co here to see that harem protagonist."
Standing amidst the ruins destroyed by a spacequake, Yutsuki muttered to herself in a low voice.
Although saying it like this made Yutsuki feel a bit like a tsundere girl trying to cover things up, she had to solemnly clarify that she really didn't plan to et Itsuka Shido. Instead, she ca to visit her two good friends she hadn't seen for half a year, Yuzuru and Kaguya.
In her future mories, on this day in the previous world, when Yutsuki ca to Tengu City, Yuzuru and Kaguya had already been sealed by Itsuka Shido and were living normal lives.
But, would things be the sa as in her mory? In this world where history had been changed, did the Yamai sisters really live the lives she desired for them?
Half a year ago, Yutsuki herself suggested the Yamai sisters seek out Itsuka Shido. Therefore, Yutsuki had an obligation to co personally to confirm their safety.
Moreover, there was one more person she ca to visit in Tengu City this ti.
"Spirit appearance confird. Identification Code: Hacker. All units, prepare for combat."
Soon, after detecting the spacequake Yutsuki intentionally released, the Wizard squad stationed in Tengu City—the AST—appeared before Yutsuki, and without a word, launched a fierce attack on her.
Nimbly dodging the AST's attacks, Yutsuki was like a swift swallow, weaving swift and rapidly among the Wizards, confirming their appearances one by one.
"Found her."
Soon, Yutsuki found her target—Tobiichi Origami.
Unlike the Origami in her mory, the girl before Yutsuki had beautiful long pale hair. She wasn't expressionless like in her mory either; her expression was much softer.
"—!"
Seeing Yutsuki closing in on her, Origami's pupils shrank. Her reaction was quite decisive; she directly discarded her guns and cannons, drew her laser sword, and slashed at Yutsuki.
Clang—!
A crisp collision sound rang out. Yutsuki used her Ratziel as a shield, blocking Origami's attack.
(Well, that's only relatively speaking.)
Yutsuki added helplessly in her heart.
"Why are you attacking ?"
Seeing the Spirit speak, Origami felt incredibly surprised. But she imdiately realized this wasn't the ti to get distracted. While increasing the strength of her Territory, she gritted her teeth and said:
"To protect everyone, of course... I don't want anyone else to die because of you Spirits."
"Is that so..."
Hearing Origami's answer, Yutsuki couldn't help but show a relieved smile.
From the girl's eyes at this mont, Yutsuki saw hostility, but not hatred.
To save this girl before her from hatred—this was what her previous self had prayed for right up until the mont the world changed.
(Well, consider that matter settled. Hm—?)
She thought with relief in her heart. Suddenly, Yutsuki happened to catch a glimpse of a blue-haired boy rushing towards here amidst the ruins not far away.
Average height, neither tall nor short. A face that couldn't be called handso, at most having a bit of delicate, androgynous beauty. A physique that didn't look particularly strong, slightly slender. How to describe him... a standard, ordinary Japanese male high school student? Speaking of which, can Japanese high school students even be described as ordinary?
(Is that Itsuka Shido...)
Looking at the boy who was exactly like the one in her mory, Yutsuki's expression was subtly sowhat depressed.
Honestly, even evaluating him from the perspective of judging male characters, Itsuka Shido wasn't her type. Was he really good enough for her previous self to abandon her prejudice and accept him? Yutsuki was highly doubtful.
(...I deliberately blocked the Fraxinus's detection and spatial teleportation systems, did he run here on his own...? Whatever, let's retreat for now.)
Looking at the boy scrambling sowhat haggardly through the ruins, Yutsuki sighed with a complex mood. No longer engaging with the AST and Origami, after using hacking techniques to crack their armants, she disappeared and left.
...
A few days later, Yutsuki hid her spirit waves, changed into light sumr clothes, put on sunglasses, and arrived in the residential area of Tengu City.
"Let's go—Shido, let's hurry up and go on our date! Date! Date!"
"Ah ah, Tohka, slow down a bit."
"Yoshino, Yoshino! This is the ti to muster your courage and speak your mind."
"Yes. U-Um... I also want to... go on a date... with Shido-san."
"Kuku—Shido. My possession, this ti you should choose the Child of the Typhoon."
"Proposal. Shido, how about going on a double date with Yuzuru and Kaguya."
"Yare yare, my brother's sins are truly deep."
...Where are my torch and gasoline.
Hiding in the shadows quietly observing the exceptionally eye-catching group in the distance, unsurprisingly, Yutsuki was filled with murderous intent at this mont.
However, seeing the blissful expressions of her good friends—Yuzuru and Kaguya—Yutsuki slowly uncurled her fists.
Watching Shido's group slowly leave, Yutsuki looked up at the sky. After a long while, with a mix of relief and bitterness, she let out a long sigh.
"...As I thought. Seeing him just ruins my mood."
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